business and its a coachs decision, Darnold said. Its nothing between us two. Were still really good friends. Im just going to do my best with the opportunity given and hopefully we get a W.Browne said he would be rea

TORONTO -- Josh Donaldson is heading to the All-Star Game in San Diego but doesnt want to take part in the Home Run Derby.He and the Blue Jays showed just what fans at Petco Park will be missing with a derby of their own Tuesday night.Donaldson hit two solo home runs, Troy Tulowitzki had a three-run blast and Toronto connected four times to beat the Kansas City Royals 8-3.Fresh off being named an AL All-Star reserve, Donaldson went 3 for 4 and scored four runs while the Blue Jays won their fourth straight.Im happy I made the All-Star team, Donaldson said. Im happy for the guys who are the starters and Im glad to be a part of the whole scene.Donaldson has scored 77 runs, a franchise record for runs before the All-Star break. Carlos Delgado had 76 in 2003.All four Toronto homers came off Royals right-hander Chris Young, who matched Runelvys Hernandezs team record by allowing at least one home run in 13 consecutive starts. Hernandez did it from October 2005 to August 2006.Young (2-8) has surrendered a major league-worst 26 home runs this season.Torontos R.A. Dickey (6-9) allowed two runs, none earned, and four hits in seven innings to win for the first time in nine home starts this season. The knuckleballer came in 0-6 with a 5.14 ERA at home.On a humid evening with a light breeze, Dickey said conditions were ideal for his dancing pitch.I had a good release point for it, I was changing speeds with it and it was in the strike zone, Dickey said. I was filling up the strike zone the first few innings.Royals manager Ned Yost said Dickeys knuckleball was as good as weve ever seen it.Kansas City lost for the fourth time in five games and dropped to 16-29 on the road.Donaldson connected in the first inning and went back-to-back with Ezequiel Carrera in the third. It marked the eighth multihomer game of Donaldsons career and the fifth time this season the Blue Jays have hit consecutive homers.Three batters later, Tulowitzki chased Young with his seventh homer in 15 games since returning from the disabled list.It was the 34th time in team history that the Blue Jays have hit three home runs in an inning. They last did it May 7, 2014, against Philadelphia.Fellow All-Star Edwin Encarnacion had two hits and an RBI, raising his ML-leading total to 77.Up and down the lineup, everybody is doing a good job, manager John Gibbons said.Young allowed six runs and seven hits in 2 1/3 innings. Winless in nine starts, Young described his season as beyond frustrating.My body feels good, its just the results havent been there, he said. Its a frustrating feeling. I feel like Ive let the team down and its horrible.Kansas Citys Cheslor Cuthbert hit a two run homer off Dickey and finished with three RBI.STARRING ROLESRoyals 1B Eric Hosmer and C Salvador Perez will start the All-Star Game for the AL. RHPs Wade Davis and Kelvin Herrera were selected to the pitching staff but Davis (forearm) will miss the game because of injury. Torontos selections include Donaldson, Encarnacion and RHP Marco Estrada. OF Michael Saunders is one of five candidates for the Final Vote competition.DAMAGE CONTROLTwenty of the 26 home runs hit off Young have been solo shots.TRAINERS ROOMRoyals: Davis was placed on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to July 1. The Royals selected RHP Brooks Pounders from Triple-A Omaha and designated LHP Tyler Olson for assignment.Blue Jays: OF Jose Bautista (turf toe) is no longer wearing a walking boot. Thats progress, as long as he doesnt stub it, joked manager John Gibbons. There is no timetable for Bautistas return. ... 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The recently retired Stern was elected Friday to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and will be enshrined with the class of 2014 on Aug. Nelson Cruz Twins Jersey . Manuel was offered a position the day he was fired. He accepted earlier this week and the team made the announcement Friday. LOS ANGELES -- Freshman Sam Darnold will be Southern Californias starting quarterback on Friday night at Utah, replacing Max Browne after just three games.Coach Clay Helton made the announcement Monday after practice for USC (1-2).Browne is 55 of 87 for 474 yards with two touchdown passes and two interceptions in his first three games as the starter for the Trojans, who are coming off a 27-10 loss at Stanford.The redshirt junior waited three years behind Cody Kessler before beating out Darnold for the starting job in training camp this summer, a decision Helton said he does not regret.But Helton wants to see a spark after scoring only one touchdown in losses to Alabama and Stanford. The Trojans are in their worst scoring drought against Power 5 opposition since being held to two offensive touchdowns in losses to California and Arizona State in 1999.I hope Sam can bring that, Helton said. Im confident in it after watching three games of watching him perform, seeing him in the arena and seeing what he can do.Helton said he first considered making a change on the flight back home from the Bay Area and spent Sunday reviewing game film. Helton told Browne and Darnold of the move Sunday night and informed the team Monday morning.He is not the reason we are 1-2. He is not the scapegoat here, Helton said of Browne. The way he has competed and performed was more than honorable.Darnold has played occasionally this season, going 14 for 22 for 136 yards and two touchdowns with one interception. His athleticism provides a counterpoint to Browne, and that mobility will be needed against the Utes pass rush, given the struggles of a USC offensive line that was touted as one of the nations best coming into this season.ddddddddddddDarnold also fits the spread elements of the USC offense, whereas Brownes best work against the Cardinal came working under center in a more pro-style system.Darnold said he was stoked for the chance to start, but the Orange County natives enthusiasm was tempered by the circumstances and his friendship with Browne.Darnold credited Browne for shaping his own preparations. He hopes it carries over against Utah, when he will become the first freshman to start at quarterback for USC since Max Wittek replaced an injured Matt Barkley for two games at the end of 2012.It sucks, but its a business and its a coachs decision, Darnold said. Its nothing between us two. Were still really good friends. Im just going to do my best with the opportunity given and hopefully we get a W.Browne said he would be ready to play if needed, but seemed resigned to the reality of the situation. The USC graduate admitted thinking about his options, since he would be eligible to play his senior season at another FBS school as a graduate transfer next year.I know how these things work. Once the young guy goes, you know how it is, but Ill be ready, Browne said. I owe it to my teammates and the guys I have been with for for years now. I owe it to them to stay ready, and Ill be ready at a moments notice. ' ' '